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Day 15 recap: U.S. skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

Olympics / Winter Olympics Feb 20, 2022

Day 15 recap: U.S. skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

High winds forced the postponement of the last alpine skiing event at the Games and made for treacherous conditions on a bone-chilling penultimate day of action.

Germany's Aljona Savchenko, Bruno Massot rally for pairs gold

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Figure skating Feb 15, 2018

Germany's Aljona Savchenko, Bruno Massot rally for pairs gold

by Jack Gallagher

Germany's Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot came from fourth place after the short program to win the gold medal in pairs on Thursday afternoon in dramatic fashion at Gangneung Ice Arena. The German duo earned a total score of 235.90 points for their skate to ...

Sui and Han lead pairs short program

Olympics / Winter Olympics / Figure skating Feb 14, 2018

Sui and Han lead pairs short program

by Jack Gallagher

China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong took the lead after the pairs short program on Wednesday at Gangneung Ice Arena. The Chinese pair, the defending world champions, skated to "Hallelujah" and earned a score of 82.39 points. They opened with a nice triple toe loop and ...

Russians Evgenia Medvedeva and Sergei Voronov capture NHK Trophy titles

Figure Skating Nov 11, 2017

Russians Evgenia Medvedeva and Sergei Voronov capture NHK Trophy titles

by Jack Gallagher

Two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva retained her lead after the short program despite a fall in the free skate to win the NHK Trophy on Saturday night. The elegant Russian qualified for next month's Grand Prix Final with the victory. Medvedeva skated to "Anna Karenina" ...

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